Cerro Porteño and Olimpia get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Copa Libertadores Group Stage fixture.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Cerro Porteño form and stats
Porteño was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Copa Libertadores. Fluminense was too strong.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio General Pablo Rojas as Cerro Porteño have scored 16 goals to get 19 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Division 1 are 6-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Cerro Porteño are returning here after visiting Olimpia and winning with a 4-0 scoreline. Oviedo, Rodríguez (2) and Fariña scored the goal(s). As mentioned above, Porteño "killed" Olimpia in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Cerro Porteño have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 1 and lost 0.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Cerro Porteño, as the Division 1 home game vs Resistencia is only two days away.
Porteño are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio General Pablo Rojas in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 8 matches.
Olimpia form and stats
Olimpia's mission in Copa Libertadores last season failed in the quarter-finals against Flamengo.Olimpia have an excellent away record in the Division 1 so far with 5-1-2 from 8 games.
Olimpia failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Cerro Porteño that ended with defeat 0-4. Olimpia lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Olimpia in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Olimpia, 0 draws and 4 defeats.
Olimpia have another game away from home in just two days, a Division 1 fixture vs Sportivo Ameliano. A gruelling programme for the visitors!
The travelling fans enjoy Olimpia's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 8 league matches away. Olimpia are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The former head to head encounter ended Olimpia - Cerro Porteño 0-0, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Porteño victories, two draws and two Olimpia wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less. The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  R. Morales 8 goals |  G. Paiva Ayala 6 goals | C. Aquino 5 goals |
Cerro Porteño missing players
Olimpia missing players
| Cerro Porteño | Olimpia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 45 | 21 | Scored | S | 15 | 31 | ||
| 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 14 | 25 | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 18% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 40% | ||
| 60% | 73% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 24% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11.1 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 12 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.2 | ||
| 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 24% | ||
| 9.3 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 9.3 | ||
| 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Colón | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Olimpia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 4 | Peñarol | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Libertad | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 25 | 44 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
| 3 | Olimpia | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 30 |
| 4 | Resistencia | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Guarani | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | Sol de America | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 22 |
| 7 | Nacional Asuncion | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 20 |
| 8 | Tacuary | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 20 |
| 9 | Guairena | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 17 |
| 10 | Sportivo Ameliano | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -11 | 13 |
| 11 | General Caballero JLM | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -12 | 13 |
| 12 | 12 de Octubre | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -15 | 13 |
